Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-30

| MADISON, March 22.-Bills were passed
| Appropriating 500 to the Wisconsin Woo
| Growers and Sheep Breeders association
| 500 to the Central Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders and Wool Growers association
500 to the Columbia County Wool Grow.
ers' association, and 500 to the South.
eastern Wisconsin Sheep Breeders and
| Wool Growers association for pub
lcatlon purposes; making the governor,
state superintendent aud the presi-
dent OF the state university
ex-officio members of the board OF univer-
sity regents; to prevent delays in the trials
OF actions or proceedings wherein prejudice
OF the circuit judge is alleged, and amenda.
story OF chapter l19 OF the revised stat
utes; relating to the foreclosure of chattel
mortgages; relating to excise and the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors; requiring cases
where reversals OF Judgment have
been made by the supreme court,
to be brought, if at all, within
one year from the date of removal; relating
to the annual reports to be required of in
surance companies; permitting the insurance
commissioners to CONFIDENCE such reports
and requiring condensed statements to be
published Ill the official state newspaper
six successive days, and for like period
in q Milwaukee newspaper to authorize
the state Board of Supervision to purchase
machinery and carry on the business of
manufacturing in the Wisconsin state
prison. The Senate bill was non cOncurred
IN prohibiting any property from being in
sured against fire for more than three
fourths OF it's actual value.
MADISON, March 23-The senate Joint
resolution requesting the governor to re-
turn the bill incorporating the city of Ash
land, was concurred in. Bills were passed:
Amending the charter of the cities of Fond
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the city of Durand. The bill to incorpor-
ate the city OF Rice Lake was passed. The
bill providing that an alien, not q resident
OF this state or of the United States, may
acquire and hold lands in this state for
manufacturing, commercial, agricultural
and mining purposes. but not more than
$40 acres, but If any lands so held by any
non-re sident alien for said purposes shall
remain without being used for said pur-
poses for five consecutive years, all the
right and title OF any such alien in or to
such lands shall be forfeited to the person
from whom it was last acquired or his
heirs, If q resident of the United States, and
if not 80 resident then to the state OF
Wisconsin, was ordered engrossed and read
third time.
MADISON, March 24.-Bills were passed:
To reinstate aud revive the compensation
OF the legislative employees, according to
the law of 1888; relating to exemptions,
and amendatory of the revised statutes Of
1878. 1T permits hired girls and menials
to seize all articles for wages, except ''sa-
cred articles constituting the counties of
Ashland, bayfield,, Sawyer, Price, TAYLOR
and Oneida the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.
The following Assembly bills were con-
Cured in: To authorize the organization
OF local fire insurance companies; to pro-
vide that the mortgagor of stock of
do or IL -, 10 cI,Dn 11or
to file an inventory of sales and additions
to his stock every sixty days; to prohibit
the holding of elections in saloons; relating
to gambling at agricultural fairs. It pro-
hiblts State aid to any society permitting
gambling and liquor selling on it's grounds
To prevent deception in the sale of cheese.
MADISON, March 25.-The governor re-
turned without his approval the bill MAX
ing the wrongful taking OF dogs larceny, on
the ground that it raised the dog to
dignity above other domestic animals, and
that it might conflict with laws now ex-
listing. The veto was sustained by q vote
OF 81 to 8. Senate bills were concurred in
as follows: Permitting the mother of a
minor child in case of the death of the Their,
to appoint guardian for such child by her
last will and testament; providing that
when any person shall die owning real
estate, the county judge may on the APP
plication of the heirs issue certificate set
ting forth the names Of the heirs, the
interest of each in the property and
description of the same, such certificate to
be prima facie evidence OF the
facts therein recited; permitting the
sentencing of an inebriate or ha-
bitual drunkard to confinement in any in
ebriate or insane asylum for q term not
exceeding two years, provided that rela-
tions or friends give bonds to pay for the
maintenance of such inebriate or habitual
drunkard. The following bills were passed:
Permitting counties to aid towne in the
construction or repairing of highways, the
counties to furnish an equal amount OF
money with the towns; requiring boards of
canvassers to make out statement of the
result of the canvass, and to determine
who has received the greatest number of
votes, which result shall be reduced to writ
ing and filed with the county clerk, who
shall Immediately issue election certificates,
which shall be prima facie evidence that
the persons holding them have been elected.
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